Drug info - Atomoxetine (Strattera)

[Amok]

From what I've heard, Strattera started out as an antidepressant, similar to Wellbutrin, that didn't have a place on a market.

[punkanini]

Yeah. Wellbutrin doesn't do much either. It doesn't work for ADD (although some dumbfuck "psychiatrists" still prescribe it), and it works scarcely for depression. Also, smoking marijuana while on it is reported to have disasterous effects.

[glomp]

Originally Posted by punkanini

Strattera doesn't even have positive effects on ADD patients. 80% of patients felt no significant differences. You could swallow thirty of them and not feel anything. It typically takes two weeks of continuous usage to feel a difference, and even then you only have a 20% chance of feeling anything (which doesn't include anything pleasant). Strattera is a marketing ploy, and little positive qualities have been found in clinical studies.

haha those figures makes it clinically less effective than placebos

ok. thanks alot uys, i was just wondering this because my friend has
about a bottle of stratera and i asked him for some, and he was like,
no stratera wont do shit. so i came to you guys.

[rollerzcoasterz]

I have been living with ADHD for about 15 years. I have been "dealing" with it on my own for the majority of that time. I know all about Addealll and Ritalin and going into your doc, as an adult asking for Dexys is just not cool. So, I sat down with my doc (very cool guy) last week, brought in a questionnaire for ADHD I filled out online, and talked with him. Of course he gave me the speech about all the "horrible" side-effects that Adderall has, yada yada yada. So, he prescribed Strattera. This stuff is making me sick for the majority of the day, terrible headache, nausea, the whole boat.

Does anyone else have Strattera experiences? Any help is much appreciated.

[IHrtHalucingens]

Stattera is commonly known to cause headache when you first start taking it and when your dose is raised. It usually goes away fairly quickly and only returns when your dose is upped. The nausea is a more rare side effect, which will probably go away fairly soon as well. your body is probably just not used to this new substance so its reacting badly. If these symptoms dont go away within 4-6 weeks, or they get worse, then id stop taking it and schedule another appointment with your doctor to discuss this problem and getting a different med. But it may take up to 6 weeks for this drug to be effective, so give it a chance before giving up.

And while taking it be sure to avoid anti-depressants and other otc products, sopecifically benedryl. As serious interacions have been found with these combos.

On a different note, as i understand it strattera is not a controlled substance do you still have to get a written prescription and go to the pharmacy to get it? Im interested with a prescription un controlled substance.

[rollerzcoasterz]

Thanks for the advice. I already called the doc and he told me to stay off until Monday and he will script something else. Strattera is not controlled, so you can just call in your prescription.

[IHrtHalucingens]

Ok thanks. Good luck with your new script

[RealGanjaMan]

I thought strattera wasn't an amphetamine??

-RGM

[Richard_smoker]

Strattera is a pretty decent drug, actually. Depends upon what you want to use it for.

For people who have been accustomed to taking adderall everyday just to have energy to be awake, strattera can be a god-send. It will wake you up more than you usually are for most of the day (most people anyways), and for a LOT of people who have trouble waking up in the morning, they can just take strattera at night and then "automatically" wake up in the morning.

How does this work? The primary (INITIAL) effects of the drug seem to be sedating for many people if not most. But, after the drug has spent days or weeks building up in your system, it begins to act more like a stimulant (secondary effects).

Cool thing is that the stimulating effects can last for as long as you're awake... then, you just keep taking the strattera before bedtime if it does, in fact, make you tired. Otherwise, you can just stagger it throughout the day.

Doesn't work for everyone though. many people hate the initial side-effects too much and so they don't give it a proper trial... others expect too much and want the 'buzz' of amphetamines--something they're never going to get w/strattera.

[Hotboxed151]

SWIM's friend has a perscription to Strattera and sells it as speed. It really isn't that good of a drug. SWIM only bought it for his finals in school. What mg were your pills?

[Praxis]

I used to take this for my ADD. In my opinion its not a fun drug at all. When I was on it I felt less hyper, bummed out actually. It never made me feel stimulated, and the side effects sucked especially when it came to peeing and to having orgasms. It was like peeing or coming to early, like when I went to the bathroom, the pee came out before I had the "pee comming out feeling" if you know what I mean. And I prematurely ejaculating. But hey if you like that stuff then go ahead and experiment.

[julieg]

SWIM has a prescription for strattera and has not experienced anything good, or bad for that matter from this medication. Has anyone had any good experiences with strattera, if SWIM takes a higher dose will it produce any stimulating effects? I just really don't see the point in this med for ADHD or any other reason.

[julieg]

I don't understand, Why do people try to snort everything? Strattera has no amphetamine-like qualities at all. It is used to treat ADHD but it works on different chemicals in your brain, it is not a central nervous system stimulant like other ADHD medication. You you really do a little research on drugs before you deside to crush them up and snort them. Some drugs have no effect what so ever if you snort them, because of the way they are absorbed by the body. So ask some questions before you decide to plug up your nose for a day or two.

[Forthesevenlakes]

Actually, it is a stimulant, at least in part. It inhibits dopamine reuptake, much like adderall does, but to SWIMs knowledge, only weakly. Where it really diverges from classical ADD treatments is that it inhibits norepinephrine reuptake, as well. SWIM thinks the idea behind strattera is that pharm companies wanted a "non-abusable" ADD pill. Certainly strattera carries few recreational effects, possibly a slight mood boost and mild stimulation that seem to increase the first few times the drug is used, but the drawback is that for people with ADD, it doesnt seem to work that well.

So in short, strattera works only in part on different chemicals in the brain. One same chemical, good ol' dopamine, is still affected.

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does it have recreational purposes?

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[Micklemouse]

Use The Bloody Search Engine! Please!

[Ranke]

Originally Posted by Micklemouse

Use The Bloody Search Engine! Please!

Although I agree I will be nice and give you some info.

"Monkeys will not self-administer atomoxetine at the doses tested (Gasior et al, Neuropharm 30:758, 2005; Wee & Woolverton, Drug Alcohol Depend 75:271, 2004)."

However rats and pigeons and monkeys can't tell it from cocaine and methamphetamine.

Basically it's not interesting at all. Not even worth the try. Swim tried snorting it once and all he got was bloody nose and felt like shit.

[sciencedj]

Strattera has absolutely no recreational value at all (for humans).

[nilyhtem]

But, strattera AND rit or Amphetamine, or both do. So I've heard.

Problem with Strattera is that you need to be on it a month or more for it to work to it's full potential.

[Psychonautica]

The problem with strattera is that it's non-stimulant.

[EuPhOrIa89]

Swim was recently prescribed Strattera but after taking it for about a week and a half swim was having some side effects. Swim was taking 1 - 18Mgs in the morning and after taking it swim became very tired. The doc said it would calm me down but swim never thought it would be to the point of falling asleep. within the first few hours of taking it swim became moody. Swim felt like he didnt want to be bothered. Swim just wanted to be alone. Swim went through his day but noticed how short fused swim became. Everything and anything got swim mad and lost all patience. Swim kept taking them for the week and the side effects never died down. Swim finally called the doc and was told to stop taking them. Swim now has a new appt to talk about the med. Hopefully it goes well. Swim is even more angry cause swim paid 120.00 for them. But swims question is has anyone else felt the same side effects I did?? Thanks

[lulz]

I am legally prescribed Straterra (there is no point in using "SWIM" as I am not breaking any laws) to treat Attention Deficit Disorder.

I used to be prescribed Ritalin, 60 mg/day extended release.

The Ritalin used to make me write vast volumes on whatever interested me at the time (it only affected me significantly when I crushed up the capsicules and snorted the resulting powder). On it's own, it was just a more effective version of coffee.

I am currently taking 90 mg/day of Straterra. It has resulted in two main effects: I feel mentally calm most of the time; I fall asleep early and wake up early. Both effects have never happened on a regular basis until I started taking Straterra regularly. However, on the whole Straterra hasn't done shit to cure my ADD issues, it's just caused one or two improvements. How did this get approved as an ADD medication? It seems like everybody who takes it has some complaint to file...

[rxbandit]

swim took stratera for a week or so. He reported violent heart palpitations and felt like he was dying for 12 hours. Needless to say swim is not a fan of stratera.

[johndon]

That stuff is useless, not only did I feel no effects while prescribed it, it also made me puke 2/3 of the time.